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A @JSConf for the PacNW // Mark your calendars, we'll see you June 20-21, 2024 in Seattle, WA!
Feb 16, 2020 โ€ข 8 tweets โ€ข 4 min read
If conference organizers want to build a diverse & awesome lineup of speakers, an open CFP is only the first step.

The next thing you need to do if make sure it's promoted broadly and through channels that reach a diverse audience. Here are the ones we've used so far.

๐Ÿงต 1/ @DiversifyTechCo

These folks rock ๐Ÿค˜๐ŸฟThey are laser focused on providing resources (events, speaking opps, jobs, etc) to a diverse & growing community.

You can post for free, but we paid for an upgrade because we want to support their efforts.

diversifytech.co
Jun 11, 2018 โ€ข 11 tweets โ€ข 6 min read
Hey friends! ๐Ÿ‘‹ We've just opened up our Call for Presenters! We're changing things up this year, so definitely check it out:

2018.cascadiajs.com/call-for-preseโ€ฆ

Hear are 10 reasons that you should submit to the CFP. Let's GOOOOOO! 1/ Our CFP is exclusively targeted at first time conference speakers, so you don't need to be a rockstar, you just need to be yourself.

Don't underestimate yourself or what you have to teach others. Everyone who builds software has a story to tell. ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ